Robert Strauss, 1918-2014

Robert S. Strauss, a former Democratic Party chairman who worked in government positions for both political parties, died at age 95 on March 19, 2014. Among many positions during his long career in politics, Strauss chaired the Democratic National Committee, ran former President Jimmy Carter's presidential campaigns and served as the U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union under former President George H.W. Bush.

Democratic National Chairman Robert Strauss adjusts the microphones as he talks to the press on July 11, 1976, in New York City on the floor of Madison Square Garden, site of the Democratic National Convention. Strauss guided the campaign of Jimmy Carter, who was nominated that year.